Hebrews 6:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

Young's Literal Translation
for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath,

King James Bible
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all strife.

Greek
Men
Ἄνθρωποι (Anthrōpoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

swear
ὀμνύουσιν (omnyousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3660: A prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete omo, for which another prolonged form omoo is used in certain tenses; to swear, i.e. Take oath.

by
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

[someone]
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

greater [than themselves],
μείζονος (meizonos)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Comparative
Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[their]
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

oath
ὅρκος (horkos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3727: An oath. From herkos; a limit, i.e. restraint.

serves as
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

a confirmation
βεβαίωσιν (bebaiōsin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 951: Confirmation, ratification, establishment. From bebaioo; stabiliment.

to end
πέρας (peras)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4009: (a) a boundary, limit, extremity, (b) an end, conclusion. From the same as peran; an extremity.

all
πάσης (pasēs)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

argument.
ἀντιλογίας (antilogias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 485: Contradiction, contention, rebellion. From a derivative of antilego; dispute, disobedience.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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